a long, two-and-a-half-hour run in Week 7. The schedules also suggest you finish Week 8 with a race. Race flat-out if youre racing up to 10 miles, or run at your intended marathon pace if youre running a half-marathon. If you race flat-out, try
of your training, the marathon is going to be a real struggle. If you want to race or you have other commitments on Sundays, try to rearrange your week so you still complete the long run.If you couldnt run as fast as the schedules suggested: At this stage
is the long run. This will gradually build up from around an hour in the early weeks to over three. The other crucial sessions are the faster runs. On Thursday, this will alternate between marathon and half-marathon pace, while Tuesday will be between 5K
are the weekly long runs. These should reach their highest points between weeks Nine and 12. While on most weekends you will be concentrating on your stamina, we strongly suggest that you make at least one attempt during this period to race a half-marathon. One
Standfirst: The focus of weeks 13-15 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan126-->In weeks 13-15... you taper… and race!Youve done nearly all the hard work now after your final long run in Week
)Wed Mar 3 Steady run: 75 mins (approx 10M)Thurs Mar 4 30 mins Fartlek (+10mins wu & cd) (approx 7M)Fri Mar 5 restSat Mar 6 40 mins easy (approx 5M)Sun Mar 7 Target Run: Race (ideally 1/2M)/Timetrial 7:30-min miling (3:15) 7:30-min miling (3:15) MILEAGE
goal pace) except for two miles run in the middle of a mid-week four-miler at marathon goal pace. “Even this small amount of goal-pace running is important because it physically and mentally reinforces the pace you want to run on race day,” says Baldaro
worries can skyrocket. But take comfort that thousands of other marathon runners preparing to race this coming weekend are going through exactly the same thing. And take refuge in your final mission: to ensure that your body is sufficiently fuelled
Every good marathon-training plan should ‘taper’ during the final two or three weeks. That means you run less and rest more. For some people, the idea of backing off on their training just before the big race seems counter-intuitive. "So many
.2 miles to the limits of your capacity. If you can do marathons, you can 'complete' ultras. – candy ollierBreak the race down into five- to eight-mile sections. Have a treat to look forward to, maybe a rice pudding with jelly babies, and an aim, such as a
